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Friday, October 19

The Ubuntu GNOME Remix (UGR) is a new project that aims to provide a mostly pure GNOME desktop experience built from the Ubuntu repositories.

UGR 12.10 is the first release for this project and there are still a few minor issues, but it is a great alternative if anyone is interested in using Ubuntu with pure upstream GNOME experience, rather than stock Unity interface.

Features:

The Ubuntu GNOME Remix ships with GNOME 3.6. Check out the GNOME Release Notes to see what's new in 3.6.

GNOME Shell 3.6.1 and GDM 3.6.1. Among other improvements, the login and lock screen have been redesigned.

Web (epiphany-browser).

Abiword for word processing and Gnumeric for spreadsheets.

Evolution as email client.

Software (gnome-package-kit), which also includes its own update manager. You can install updates by opening Software and clicking Check for Updates in the Software app menu.

GNOME Classic (gnome-panel 3) is included but GNOME Shell is the default session if your hardware supports it.